This black stone is a Meteorite. The design engraved into by a diamond need is the double-serpented staff of St. Josaphat, patron of this parish. The serpented staff is an ancient and biblical symbol of healing. Meteorite was embedded in a...
The Miraculous Image of Our Lady of CzestochwaTradition tells us that St. Luke paint this image on top of a cypress wood table, which was built by St. Joseph. It was painted at the request of early Christians. It was reknowned for its miracles...
Associate Pastors that have Served at St. Josaphat's 1932-1933 Rev. John Czajka1934-1935 Rev. Henry Bednarczyk1935 Rev...
Pastors that have Served at St. Josaphat's1881-1890 Rev. Francis X Stuer1890 Rev. A. Jakimowski1890-1896 Rev. Alexander Mathauschek1896-1897 Rev. Joseph Augustyn1898-1907 Rev...
St. Josaphat’s Church History Father Francis X. Stuer came from Krakow, Poland to minister to the Catholics of Loup City in the late1870s. He celebrated Mass in private homes and in public meeting places, by horse and buggy. In 1881...
The Life of Saint Josaphat, Martyr for Christian UnitySt. Josaphat was born John Kuncevic about 1580 in Vladimir, a village of the Lithuanian Province of Volhynia (then a part of the Polish Kingdom begun under the Jagellonian Dynasty). His...